Shen Tong has many peers in the village, but only a few of them can play with each other. Li Mingming is one of them, but his family has moved to the county town long ago and rarely returns to the village. Dahai counts one, Qiangzi counts another, and so on. One of them is Yanni.
Let's talk about Dahai first. He is tall and thick, with a strong body, especially his oval head as big as a watermelon. His facial features are arranged irregularly, which makes people feel very festive. He is bold and likes to fight as much as Li Mingming, but his fate seems not to be the same. Not as good as Li Mingming, who went out to work after graduating from junior high school. Over the past few years, he has made a lot of money, but he has not saved much money. He is still single to this day.
Qiangzi looks quite delicate, with fair skin, a gentle voice, and enchanting movements. If he doesn't introduce himself as a man, people will always think that he is a girl. Qiangzi is naturally good at studying. After graduating from college and continuing to graduate school, it is said that he still needs Studying for a Ph.D. or studying abroad are rare top talents in Nanyang County.
Yanni and Dahai are neighbors. She has been a tomboy since she was a child. She follows Shen Tong and the others every day, goes to the house to lift tiles, goes to the river to fish, and dares to do everything. Shen Tong and the others don't think she is a girl either. Playing like crazy. It wasn't until she entered junior high school that Yanni's body changed slightly, and everyone slowly became more restrained.
It is said that women change their age, and Yanni is the same. The tomboy turned out to be perfect. She grew her hair long, wore skirts, became more handsome, and had a plump figure, which made Shen Tong and the others look at her with surprise. Guang, swallowed his saliva. Dahai especially liked Yanni, but Yanni didn't seem to have a cold.
Yanni's fate didn't seem to be good either. After graduating from junior high school, her family stopped letting her study. They said why should a girl study so many books? Finding a good family is all that counts. A year later, Yanni got married. When they went to a neighboring village, everything was fine at first, but then her man revealed his true nature and became obsessed with gambling every day. After losing money, he would beat Yanni up when he came back. Yanni was also a hot-tempered person, but she endured the sight of her newborn child for many years. But After all, there was no way to continue like this. In Shen Tong's junior year, Yanni got divorced and the child was given to the man. She ran back to her parents' home in despair.
Shen Tong was very sympathetic to Yanni's experience, but he didn't understand marriage, so he could only feel sorry for her.
The few of them have rarely gotten together since they graduated from junior high school. Generally, they can only get together during the Chinese New Year. Although they meet less often, it does not affect their relationship. When they meet, they have endless topics to talk about. If we can chat all night, we have very little free time.
A person's life goes through many stages, the innocent spring of childhood, the sorrow of unruly youth, the pain of confused and hesitant adulthood, the bumpy career path, etc., but every time I calm down, sit in a corner, and sit quietly. Holding a cup of tea, looking at the hustle and bustle of the world, listening to familiar melodies and tunes, what I can recall and what impressed me the most is that period of freedom and carefree childhood. Let’s dig out bird’s nests and steal together. Fruits, video game consoles, swimming naked in the river, working together to block the neighbor's chimney with bricks... It can be said that everything is so clearly visible and vivid.
Childhood belongs to an era and is worth cherishing in everyone's heart.
When Shen Tong saw that it was Dahai and Qiangzi, he was so excited that he hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks again and pulled the two of them to sit down. This time, Shen Tong no longer evaded, and directly took out Chinese cigarettes from the back room to reward these two former playmates. Qiang He didn't smoke. Shen Tong and Dahai looked down upon him at first, then forcefully put it in his mouth and lit it for him, making him burst into tears and making everyone laugh.
"I heard from my mother that you were back, so I quickly called Qiangzi and ran over. That's right, you kid! You've already become the secretary of the county party committee secretary. You are the best among us." Dahai. He smoked a cigarette and said with a wink.
"Shit! The one who has the best career is probably Qiangzi. A graduate student from a prestigious university is about to go abroad again. I can't help but envy you. You are not working in a big city and are carefree. You are like me, crawling into a ravine. In the ditch, the sky and the earth are as big as your head, just like a frog at the bottom of a well. No matter how ideal and ambitious you are, you can't get out of this circle." Shen Tong complained.
Qiangzi smiled shyly, raised his hand gently and pushed the thick glasses frame with his hand, and said: "Brother Tong, we brothers should not be rude to each other. We agreed at the beginning that whoever is successful in life will be Wouldn't it be better if you help others and everyone gets along well?"
Dahai slapped Qiangzi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you run abroad, how can you help me? Is it possible to take me abroad too? Haha."
Qiangzi glanced at the sea charmingly and said: "I went abroad to study, and I will come back eventually. When I come back, I will bring you a foreign girl for you to try, haha."
Dahai slapped her down again and said contemptuously: "You have such a small body and you want to treat a foreign girl? Do you think you can handle it? People are used to eating raw seafood, but your little shrimps will not drown if they fall in, haha. .”
"The sea!" Shen Tong shouted and quietly pointed to the kitchen.
Dahai also realized that he had spilled the beans, and quickly covered his mouth and chuckled. Then he pulled Shen Tong and said, "Come on, come on, we have nothing to do in the afternoon. Let's go play for a while, and then have dinner at my house in the evening and have a good time." .”
"You have to let me finish the meal, right?" Shen Tong begged for mercy. It was the third time that the lunch meal was hot today.
"Okay, hurry up, you can really take your time! We've already eaten." Dahai said impatiently, feeling itchy in his heart and thinking about playing mahjong quickly.
Shen Tong finished the meal as quickly as possible, got two packs of cigarettes for Dahai, packed two more packs for himself, and followed the two of them to prepare to go out. Before leaving, Dahai said to Shen Tong's mother: "Auntie, Shen Tong Today is mine, and I won’t be back at night. You don’t have to worry about it. I’ll make sure you don’t miss anything tomorrow morning.”
Liu Xiulan had not been with her son for long, so she disagreed in her heart, but she still said: "Drink less alcohol at night."
"I know, don't worry." Dahai hugged Shen Tong and said.
The planning layout of Beihe Village is to be built from the north to the south and built on the mountain, showing a terraced construction form. From a distance, the layers are stacked and well-proportioned. The families at the foot of the mountain are generally "indigenous" and are collectively referred to as the "old street". It is said that People have been living here since the Tang Dynasty, and it has a history of thousands of years. It can be regarded as an ancient village with profound heritage. Cave dwellings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are still preserved today, and you can still vaguely see the cave dwellings from the Northern Wei Dynasty on the other side of the mountain. The murals and brick carvings have long been destroyed by ignorant people.
Xinjie refers to the place close to the highway. After the reform and opening up, a new road was built, and the township government planned to extend it to the roadside. Gradually, the place gathered popularity and there were more houses. It was at that time that Shen Tong’s family came from another village. Move here and settle in a new neighborhood.